Question

Exercise 8-14 (Algo) Sales and Production Budgets [LO8-2, LO8-3]

The marketing department of Jessi Corporation has submitted the following sales forecast for the upcoming fiscal year (all sales are on account):

	1st Quarter	2nd Quarter	3rd Quarter	4th Quarter
Budgeted unit sales	11,300	12,300	14,300	13,300

The selling price of the company’s product is $12 per unit. Management expects to collect 75% of sales in the quarter in which the sales are made, 20% in the following quarter, and 5% of sales are expected to be uncollectible. The beginning balance of accounts receivable, all of which is expected to be collected in the first quarter, is $70,800.

The company expects to start the first quarter with 1,695 units in finished goods inventory. Management desires an ending finished goods inventory in each quarter equal to 15% of the next quarter’s budgeted sales. The desired ending finished goods inventory for the fourth quarter is 1,895 units.

Required:

1. Calculate the estimated sales for each quarter of the fiscal year and for the year as a whole.

2. Calculate the expected cash collections for each quarter of the fiscal year and for the year as a whole.

3. Calculate the required production in units of finished goods for each quarter of the fiscal year and for the year as a whole.

Answer 1